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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 68-88 / 108-136 / 138-174 / 380-470 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM  
Sensitivity ? VHF Mid band: 0.5 µV
AIRCRAFT band: 1 µV
VHF High band: 0.5 µV
UHF band: 1 µV
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Selectivity ? -6 dB ±9 kHz
-50 dB ±15 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne, 20 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? 10.7 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W max ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM  
RF-output SSB: 550 W (PEP input), CW: 175 W (input) ? 4 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 13.8V DC or mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 1969 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1980 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 381 × 165 × 330 mm
(15.00 × 6.50 × 12.99 in)
260 × 80 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.15 × 10.63 in)
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Weight 9.98 kg (22.0 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 50 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 6 channels/second 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features R.I.T.
ALC
Notch and CW filter
6-pole XTAL lattice filter
Noise blanker
VOX
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000400A-CYCLONE-III HANDIC-000050 PRESIDENT-AR-000014